Anchorage Police Respond to Reported Fairview Stabbing
Anchorage police and medics are responding to a reported stabbing in the Fairview area Thursday evening.
View ArticleVeterans Conference In Alaska
Veterans from 28 states across the country are here to talk with other leaders in the veteran community. This year they're focusing on health issues and making sure veterans understand the benefits...
View ArticleSenate to Vote on Driver's License Bill
Representative Bob Lynn (R-Anchorage) calls it a common-sense law, but critics say it's an immigration bill.
View ArticleAnchorage Police Respond to Reported Fairview Stabbing
Anchorage police and medics are responding to a reported stabbing in the Fairview area Thursday evening, with one man hospitalized. APD spokesperson Dani Myren says police received a call about the...
View ArticleThree-Vehicle Crash Partially Blocks Tudor and Old Seward
A three-vehicle crash with injuries late Thursday drew Anchorage police and paramedics to a Midtown intersection. Dispatchers received initial calls about the crash, at Tudor Road and the Old Seward...
View ArticleAfrican-Americans' Work on Alcan Highway Remembered
During World War II, the construction of the Alcan Highway wasn't just a road-work job, it was a wartime priority -- a strategic link to the territory of Alaska, which black workers helped make possible.
View ArticleVietnam Veteran Leaders Visit Anchorage
Several dozen Vietnam veterans are in Alaska for the State Council Presidents of Vietnam Veterans of America's annual conference. Veterans from 28 states across the country are in the state to meet...
View ArticleIditarod XLII Start Order, Willow Shuttle Details Unveiled
At an event celebrating the imminent start of the Iditarod XLII, the starting order of the race’s 69 mushers this year was randomly drawn in Downtown Anchorage Thursday night. According to the start...
View ArticleSmoking Ban Would Expand, Include E-Cigarettes Under House Bill
A bill expanding the list of Alaska locations where smoking is banned has been introduced in the state House. The measure by Anchorage Republican Lindsey Holmes includes a ban on electronic...
View ArticleEPA to use Clean Water Act to Review Pebble Deposit
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking the first steps toward possibly restricting or even prohibiting development of a massive gold-and-copper prospect near the headwaters of a...
View ArticleEPA's Review of Pebble Deposit Under Clean Water Act Could Block Mine
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking the first steps toward possibly restricting or even prohibiting development of a massive gold-and-copper prospect near the headwaters of a...
View ArticleAlaska Permanent Fund Tops $50 Billion
The organization that manages the investments of the Alaska Permanent Fund says the account has reached an important milestone: it's value has passed $50 billion. Michael Burns, the executive director...
View ArticleBill to Tie Per-Student Funds to Inflation Heard in Committee
A bill proposing an inflationary component for the Base Student Allocation drew strong responses during the Senate Education Committee hearing on Friday. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Berta...
View ArticleHeroin, Meth Spread Statewide, Troopers Say in Annual Report
Hard drugs like meth and heroin are increasingly finding their way to small communities throughout Alaska, according the Alaska State Troopers' 2013 annual drug report. The report notes that “alcohol...
View ArticleAPD Arrests Man in Assaults on Girlfriend, Hotel Security Guards
Anchorage police say a man was arrested after assaulting three people including his girlfriend overnight Thursday, seriously injuring two security guards at a Midtown hotel. According to a Friday...
View ArticleWoman Sentenced to 4 Years in JBER Airman?s Sexual Blackmail
An Anchorage woman who pleaded guilty to performing sex acts on a Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson airman in an attempt to blackmail him was sentenced Friday to four years behind bars. In an email to...
View ArticleSelawik Snowmachiner Found Dead off Kiana Trail
Alaska State Troopers say a Selawik snowmachiner last seen leaving Tuesday to cut firewood was found dead the next day near the Kiana Trail, after a brief search-and-rescue effort. According to a...
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